{"product_id":"the-pale-blue-eye-9780060733988","title":"The Pale Blue Eye","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow a Netflix film starring Christian Bale, Harry Melling, and Gillian Anderson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Shockingly clever and devoutly unsentimental . . . reads like a lost classic. Bayard reinvigorates historical fiction.\" -- \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn ingenious tale of murder and revenge at West Point, featuring a retired detective and a young cadet named Edgar Allan Poe--from the author of\u003cem\u003e Courting Mr. Lincoln\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt West Point Academy in 1830, the calm of an October evening is shattered by the discovery of a young cadet's body swinging from a rope. The next morning, an even greater horror comes to light. Someone has removed the dead man's heart. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAugustus Landor--who acquired some renown in his years as a New York City police detective--is called in to discreetly investigate. It's a baffling case Landor must pursue in secret, for the scandal could do irreparable damage to the fledgling institution. But he finds help from an unexpected ally--a moody, young cadet with a penchant for drink, two volumes of poetry to his name, and a murky past that changes from telling to telling. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe strange and haunted Southern poet, for whom Landor develops a fatherly affection, is named Edgar Allan Poe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBayard, Louis:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eA writer, book reviewer, and the author of Mr. Timothy and \u003cem\u003eThe Pale Blue Eye\u003c\/em\u003e, Louis Bayard has written for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, and Salon.com, among other media outlets. He lives in Washington, D.C. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50620008202514,"sku":"9780060733988","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7b2285dc-f1b0-4ee0-a903-8d01b2445d6c.jpg?v=1732558905","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-pale-blue-eye-9780060733988","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}